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This pathway plays a central role in coordinating the body's response when viruses attempt to infect healthy tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Your ex-husband’s text, whether genuine or an attempt to taunt you, may have left open a legal avenue.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The last native plant on the island was dug up from Glen Auldyn in 1947 in an attempt to save it, but died soon afterwards.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The probe against Powell was dropped to smooth the way for Warsh's Senate confirmation, but the battle to fire Cook continues despite a Supreme Court decision nullifying an earlier attempt to do so.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

I asked in an attempt to break the silence.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Oil futures lost $1.51, or 1.5%, to $101.76 a barrel, giving back some of their recent gains, as traders balanced reported attempts to revive U.S.-Iranian diplomacy against reports of more Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Since then the 59-year-old had made at least seven unsuccessful attempts to return to Venezuela, according to sources in her party.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

One Reddit user, who had been ordering groceries while caring for a partner with a concussion, described receiving three bags of parsley after three separate attempts to purchase cilantro.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

He only missed one goal from 14 attempts, adding 26 points.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Despite the surgeon’s best attempts, Roosevelt’s left leg remained prone to infection at the slightest injury.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

He claimed it was not the first time that Patel had attempted to strike such a deal.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — attempted to mediate a dispute between a married couple, over how to allocate their cash: Should they pay down debt, or invest?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Even when treatment is attempted, the underlying jawbone may continue to deteriorate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

So what happened to a Costa Mesa woman who registered her dog to vote and attempted to cast ballots for it in two elections?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Then, with barely enough room to turn around, they wormed themselves into the sleeping bags and attempted to sleep as the boat bucked up and down through the heavy swell.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

They are also attempting to reduce the laser beam's size even further, with a target of just a few hundred nanometers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

But he would never suggest he could solve the problem of homicides in America, more broadly, and he believes attempting to do so would be “audacious.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The ship had been attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz via an "unauthorized and dangerous route", according to state media.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

This year three more are attempting the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It was during her bout with the chicken pox, when she dropped her painstakingly researched art history paper into the milk bath while attempting to proofread it.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood